Gold Run

Officer Kettwig loses battle to cancer

His co-workers, friends and the community rallied around California Highway Patrol Officer Todd A. Kettwig as he battled pancreatic cancer for nearly two years. On May 20, the belo ...

Highway Patrol office could close

The stretch of Interstate east of Colfax has a series of twists, turns and uphill ascends that can cause congestion and delays for travelers, and in case of an accident, for first ...

Woman loses life in I-80 vehicle accident

A Sacramento-area couple returning from a day of skiing was involved in a vehicle accident Sunday that resulted in a fatality, according to Officer Chris Nave, a spokesman for the ...

Sheriff’s Office seeks suspects in Gold Run-area burglaries

The Placer County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in identifying two thieves who are believed to be responsible for several residential burglaries in the Gold ...

Four accidents close part of I-80

Law enforcement is warning motorists to take it slow on the roads this week. Wednesday afternoon the portion of Interstate 80 just east of Highway 174 was closed for at least an ...

Rock toss investigation continues

California Highway Patrol officers are still searching for the individuals who threw large rocks off the Canyon Way/Placer Hills Road overpass early Monday morning. Apparently a g ...

Witnesses to crash sought

My daughter was in a pretty bad accident on March 9 between 9:45 and 10 a.m. at the intersection of Cirby Road and Melody Lane in Roseville. Please, if anyone saw the accident, p ...

Officers wrangle horses

A tragedy was averted Tuesday morning when CHP officers managed to round up two horses walking on westbound Interstate 80. Several motorists called 9-1-1 around 7:40 a.m. to repor ...

School districts got creative

Last year, after a number of years of staff reductions and other cost-cutting measures and upon the departure of the then superintendent/principal, Alta-Dutch Flat and Foresthill s ...

Weekend reprieve before next storm hits

Those overworked windshield wipers can take a bit of a break going into the weekend. After heavy rain and snow earlier in the week, it appears the low-pressure systems dumping on ...